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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1982
Page
1
A hospital plans a 77 bed addition to expand facilities as part of its growth strategy. The story notes ongoing efforts to secure funding and approvals, with officials citing improved patient capacity and future service needs. A former 01 holds the record for?
Odessa spurs a clash in the City Council over a secret decision to interview Jack Dillard for city manager. Mayor Bob Bryant and councilmen backed the interview, while Councilman Houston Seabolt opposed, arguing it violated the Texas Open Meetings Act and bypassed the six finalists. Dillard, longtime Odessa employee since 1969 and former acting city manager, was not among the finalists but was slated for possible interview after a closed meeting. The council trimmed the field from six to four finalists, including Temple, Arlington, Fort Worth officials, and Acting City Manager Chester Nolen.
Israeli leaflets told Syrian troops to leave Beirut within hours while jets bombed Moslem West Beirut amid renewed clashes with Syrian forces. President Reagan urged Israel to seek a cease fire in Lebanon as eight Syrian MiGs and an assault helicopter were shot down in eastern Lebanon. A Beirut resident described the looming violence as potentially very bloody and frightening.
The landing ship Sir Galahad was hit by Argentine air strikes near Fitzroy Sound as troops prepared to disembark, with reports of significant casualties aboard though official figures stayed unreleased. Argentina claimed further hits on British ships and heavy air attacks as fighting continued around the Falklands.
Astronauts Thomas K. Mattingly and Henry W. Hartsfield undergo extra training on Columbia's million dollar toilet after repeated malfunctions on previous flights. Launch is set for June 27 with a seven day mission ending July 4 at Edwards Air Force Base.
A water transfer dispute from New Mexico to Texas described as an ocean of water may affect future needs of two states and two nations. John P. Frank likened El Paso's plan to drill across the border to a bank robbery, warning groundwater export could deplete New Mexico resources while a federal judge weighs the case ahead of a possible Supreme Court ruling on similar interstate water disputes.
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